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Train Trivia 4/3/06 (ANSWERED)
Train Trivia 4/3/06 (ANSWERED)
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Anonymous
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Posted by
Anonymous
on Wednesday, April 5, 2006 11:48 PM
Yep.
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tomikawaTT
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From: Southwest US
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Posted by
tomikawaTT
on Wednesday, April 5, 2006 3:10 PM
Actually, the white feather is that little stream of steam that shows just before the safeties lift and lose you a dozen pounds of steam pressure, so, for the fireman, trying to keep the pressure right there is sort of like trying to balance on a tightrope.
Chuck
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beegle55
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From: Almost Heaven...West Virginia
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Posted by
beegle55
on Wednesday, April 5, 2006 8:06 AM
[#ditto][#ditto]
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Anonymous
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Posted by
Anonymous
on Wednesday, April 5, 2006 7:10 AM
[#ditto]
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Walter Clot
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Posted by
Walter Clot
on Tuesday, April 4, 2006 12:06 AM
I agree.
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andrechapelon
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From: California & Maine
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Posted by
andrechapelon
on Monday, April 3, 2006 11:40 PM
If you're showing a white feather, it means that there is steam coming from the safety valve(s) on a steam locomotive.
Of course, this is indicative of high boiler pressure.
Andre
It's really kind of hard to support your local hobby shop when the nearest hobby shop that's worth the name is a 150 mile roundtrip.
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Anonymous
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Train Trivia 4/3/06 (ANSWERED)
Posted by
Anonymous
on Monday, April 3, 2006 11:32 PM
It refers to the plume of steam from the safety valves when the boiler pressure is high.
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